A basic X-ray service for a rural community in Southwestern Nigeria 1976-1980. A preliminary report.

The development of a basic X-ray service in a rural community in southwestern Nigeria is reviewed over a period of 5 years. Of the 3,278 examinations done during this period, chest X-rays constituted 56%. Most of the other examinations were requested on account of trauma of upper and lower extremities: 42 and 43%, respectively.